Dick QUAX - New Zealand - 5000m silver medal at 1976 Olympic Games

The main photo above shows Dick crossing the finishing line to take the 5,000m silver medal behind Finland's Lasse Viren at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. The grounded West German Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand took the bronze just ahead of Quax's compatriot Rod Dixon. The inset picture shows a happy Dick celebrating his success shortly after the race.

Dick was a former World record holder for the event: 13:12.87 Stockholm 1977.